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Although I have yet to go to The Meatball Shop, based on the things I have read about the restaurant and it’s owners, I have an enormous amount of respect for this business.  Listen to Daniel Holtzman talk about smart ways to grow a small business. Staying hungry (figuratively speaking, although I’m sure literally too), yet humble. Awesome stuff.
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July 2012
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THE FOOD MOVEMENT- WAKE UP AMERICA I’ve attended my fair share of greenmarkets (in Brooklyn mostly) and I always enjoy observing and tasting the products that come from small local start-ups. I always ask these small business owners questions like: how they got started, why they decided to go for it, if this is the only thing they do, where they get their ingredients etc. The answers always vary-...
Jun 13th
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May 2012
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May 24th
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Healthy. Eating. Two words that are sometimes...
I am a little upset that it has been almost two weeks since I have made a post. My appreciation for food has temporarily been diminished over these past couple of weeks due to the fact that I have barely had time to eat any, and that when I have, its been with a minimalist and health conscious mind-set. Rice Cakes, hard-boiled egg whites, plain ole’ grilled chicken, plain ole’ fish,...
May 24th
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Via Tribunali LOWER EAST SIDE- 124 Ludlow St. New York, NY 10002 Tribunali is a pizzeria serving Neapolitan-style pies baked at 1000 degrees in a brick oven that was built on-site from parts that were imported directly from Naples. Nico Calzone seems like the real deal. I want to go!
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Staten Island's "Enoteca Maria" Hires... →
I came across this article in the Wall St. Journal today about Enoteca Maria in Staten Island. Inside the kitchen of this wildly popular Italian restaurant, you won’t find Mario Batali, Michael White, Andrew Carmellini, or anyone of celebrity chef status. Instead, the ones running the kitchen are Italian grandmothers, or “Nonnas”.  Owner Jose Scaravella hires these woman through...
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Check out Tony the “Mozzarella Boss” from Lisa’s Italian Deli in Hoboken, NJ talking about his start in the food biz. I stopped in this famed “Mutz” joint on a Sunday afternoon and turns out the Hoboken Food Tour, Mangia Hoboken, was there as well.
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March 2012
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Mastering Restaurants in New York
                                     “Back in the city, I was a twenty-seven year old guy from St. Louis who had worked in the restaurant business for a mere 8 months. I knew a few people in the business, and very few people beyond the walls of Pesca knew me. What I did have a was a burning desire, a sense of urgency”… Opening a restaurant is an exciting, but daunting challenge. Is the concept...
Mar 6th